How did Tyson Fury’s daughter get married at 16?

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I thought they changed the law and you had to be 18 in the UK?

In all honesty given the fact that the divorce rate is so high in the UK, I don't see that there's that much benefit in women waiting until they're approaching 30 to marry.

In fact, I'd say that, given the high divorce rate, it's been pretty disastrous.

Perhaps by that age, we've all seen and done too much. Maybe we're too mature and just can't adapt to another person.

So the girl that marries at 16 isn't automatically doing the wrong thing provided it's what she wants and he's a good man.

I'm just looking at the facts here and those facts are that nearly 50% of marriages will end in divorce.

Yes. Absolutely.

Like FGM?

It's going to be very hard for an unqualified teenager with no basic education to get any work as a chef or hairdresser. Can't even get on an apprenticeship.

Is being able to get married at 16 a good idea? No - because:
*Marriage is a legal contract. Most young people of this age do not have the maturity to appreciate the ramificstions of this or the difficulties and cost of divorce.
*16 year olds still have a lot of maturing to do. They often change and the person you love at 16 may not be the person you love at 25. This can happen at any age, but is much more likely if you are only in your mid teens and not fully mature. Teenage love can be short lived.
*There is a massive power differential between a 16 year old and say a 25 year old. Being older enables greater financial means (higher minimum wage, greater work experience) and greater life experience. Such power differentials can lead to problems in a marriage.
Legal marriage at 16 means relationships between a minor and an adult (who could be 40, 50, etc.) can be formalised. Children who have been groomed can enter into a legal relationship with their abuser.

*Being married very young can limit opportunities. Decisions will need to be made that are beneficial to the partnership not the individual.

i know couples who met before they were 16 and are happy together decades later. Limiting marriage to adults doesn't mean young couples cant stay together. It just safeguards them from the potential harms of entering a legal contract before they are 18. There doesnt seem to be any compelling reason to allow 16 year olds to marry. If it is true love, there are no problems waiting till 18.

Cool so if her husband lets her she can teach herself her GCSEs at home in between cooking, cleaning and looking after the children.

So what’s stopping you now!

Some cutures practice paedophilia, shit culture is shit culture. What are the domestic violence rates within travellor communities again? But youll be trying to pass that off as culture next no doubt.

I know plenty of people born 'working class' British who are in professions/doing all sorts of jobs. Often their parents wanted an easier life for them than they'd had.

Yes, many are sadly are disadvantaged by all sorts of things that mean it is much more difficult to fulfil their potential, and I'd definitely include being pulled out of school to do housework at 11 in that group.

The Furys are a glossy Insta version of women being disempowered, I'm afraid and I won't celebrate that.

All young people deserve an education beyond learning to cook and clean. This can be at home or at school, but it needs to support learning so they can access quaifications and further education if they wish. Preteens or early teens do not
have the maturity to decide they do not need an education and should not be asked to make such a decision.
Most people who have been denied basic educational opportunities and have limited practical marketable skills have very limited work opportunities. This leads you dependent on others, which at best limits your opportunities and at worst traps you in unhappy or even abusive relationships. Being a SAHP can be great, but it should be an active choice not a forced one because you dont have the skills needed to access paid work.

Of course she can. Tyson Fury's parents are divorced, he remarried and had more children. Divorce in the Catholic church is obviously frowned upon but it is still very much legal.

What about his mother?

https://www.entertainmentdaily.com/news/why-tyson-furys-elusive-mum-doesnt-appear-in-at-home-with-the-furys-and-heartbreaking-reason-she-split-from-his-dad/

She's only going to be able to get divorced if Tyson allows her to as she has no way to support herself.

Isn't education more important than cooking and cleaning?

It shouldn't be allowed. Girls need to be protected from harmful cultural sexist practices and that includes getting married at 16.

Most people who marry at 30 have no clue about the legal ramifications of divorce and marriage, either.
Look at the stupid posts here about 'changing the locks' and 'pack his bags' if the husband cheats.
Utterly stupid. No f*ing clue that being married gives a person certain rights to stay in the marital home - at least temporarily and/or ordered by a judge to leave.

And given the fact that most marriages are based on romantic love - which is in itself fleeting- they're bound to go wrong regardless of age.
Very few people marry for sensible, practical reasons.

There is absolutely no value for most in waiting until they're more mature.

I don't have to say anymore. Societal expectations of waiting until near 30 to marry are clearly not working as we have a near 50% divorce rate!

There's no arguing with it. The facts speak for themselves.

Well yes but how is she going to learn the content? GCSEs are not as easy as they once were and she would have to learn a lot because she left school at eleven.

Ultimately this is about whether people are comfortable with a 16 year old girl getting married.

I am on the 'not' side. It's not what I would want for my daughter.

Having said that her family's status and wealth means if it doesn't work out she can probably easily access the financial and legal resources to end the marriage (which is not something that most girls from the travelling community can easily do, or girls from other minority communities where teenagers get married)

Well obviously a 16yo is more knowledgeable about the law relating to marriage.

People are ignorant about the law regardless of age. Most times they are too thick to google, which is concerning

Do you honestly think the reason this girl probably won’t get divorced is because a 16yo is capable of sustaining a lifelong loving relationship?

Our grandmothers/great grandmothers rarely got divorced, even when there was abuse. Because they weren’t allowed the option due to societal pressure etc. She is in the same position

But there are a lot of years between 16 and 30. Not marrying at 16 doesn't mean you have to wait until 30. Happy mediums exist.

She will have been brought up to get married, have babies and keep a spotless home. Do you really think that she would take action in an unhappy marriage?

Paris is stauchly traditional, which is why Venezuela was taken out of education at 11. You can't assume that Paris would be ok with divorce, it would have to be Nathan who wants it. She may say just live apart as Molly and Tommy did.

Or in fact no marriage at all!

Shes been trapped since birth - it is sad.

Can't believe there are people supporting children leaving school at 11 and getting married at 16.

How depressing.